This is an analysis of the poem My Arms Reach Out For You that begins with:

Within my heart I love you deeply,
Without pretense or secrets kept! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCBDBEBFBGHG ABCBDBEBFBGHGXgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011111110 01011101 101101110 11011110101 111101 1111011 110111 10111 110111 0111011 0011111111 111 1111111 011111110 01011101 101101110 11011110101 111101 1111011 110111 10111 110111 0111011 0011111111 111 1111111 111111 010101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 286
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my, i, you are repeated.

    The author used the same word within at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word you at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of My Arms Reach Out For You;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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